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OPINION: Voters Deserve Better Verification of A Candidate’s Credentials And Background

August 8, 2024 3:50 pmAugust 8, 2024 1:52 pm

Running for governor doesn’t require a background check, but working for the governor does. In the past couple of years, I’ve spoken with hundreds of voters in Nevada and more than 90 percent of them believe that background checks are conducted on political candidates. This is not true. Not only...

NV Judge Rules Mail Ballots Without A Postmark Can Be Counted After ‘Election Day’

August 7, 2024 3:31 pmAugust 15, 2024 9:38 am

Last Friday, Carson City District Judge James Russell denied a motion to prohibit the counting of mail ballots which lack a postmark and are received by county clerks after “Election Day.” The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee, Nevada GOP, and the Trump campaign last...

AG Ford Appeals ‘Fake Electors’ Case to NV Supreme Court

August 1, 2024 1:28 pmDecember 12, 2024 4:14 pm

Attorney General Aaron D. Ford filed a motion with the Nevada Supreme Court requesting expedited consideration of the appeals filed in the “fake electors” cases. “I have asked the Nevada Supreme Court to expedite its consideration of our appeals in the ‘fake electors’ cases,” said AG Ford. “It is imperative...

Rev Al Sharpton Demands AG Ford Investigate Prominent GOP Donor

July 30, 2024 12:25 pmAugust 2, 2024 1:08 pm

The Rev. Al Sharpton has asked Attorney General Aaron Ford to investigate Don Ahern, the former CEO of Ahern Rentals Inc. In a letter to Ford, Sharpton claims Ahern displayed “an alarming pattern” of racism and violence as CEO of the company. In 2022, Ahern’s company was acquired by United Rentals...

Ranked-Choice Voting, Open Primary Seminars To Be Held in Reno And Las Vegas

July 26, 2024 11:21 amAugust 1, 2024 2:50 pm

As Nevadans prepare to vote in the 2024 general election, voters will be asked to vote again on a ballot initiative, Question 3, that would fundamentally transform the way Nevadan’s vote in a primary and in an election. But will an open primary and ranked-choice voting increase voter participation and...

Not Twain’s Tahoe: Raw Sewage, Microplastics and Lead Telecom Lines Litter Lake Tahoe

July 24, 2024 12:34 pmJuly 24, 2024 2:00 pm

On July 19, North Tahoe Public Utility District estimated that 125,000 gallons of untreated sewage were “discharged” from a break in a sewer line, of which only 40,000 gallons were recovered. An estimated 85,000 gallons of raw sewage seeped into the lake from the shore of Carnelian Bay West Beach....

Nevada Voter ID Initiative To Appear On 2024 Ballot

July 19, 2024 4:03 pm

Repair The Vote PAC has announced that the Nevada Secretary of State has verified enough signatures for a Voter ID initiative to appear on the November ballot. According to the Secretary of State, 131,590 signatures were verified out of the 179,000 signatures submitted. The initiative needed 102,362 state-verified signatures amassed...